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Anastasia Sokolova
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If you have both, yes they will. Few people do because of the amount of work & time in studying for each test. Not to mention cost as they are another set of study materials and a separate test fee. There is not a lot of money to be made in fitness these days in most areas.
There are some independent gyms that if you have a Personal Training cert will allow you to instruct classes. (not the other way though) Most franchise agreements for the chains specifically do not allow them. -
Alice. Squats are still the best exercise for building the butt though polekat mentioned another good one and yes with a dumbell wedged behind the knee. It will stay in place as you do not fully extend the leg. Lunges are good too.
There are two important things to keep in mind:
1) You build a bigger rounder butt by increasing the muscle mass of the glutes. To build mass (as opposed to strength or toning up) you want to do heavy weights and low reps. Ten reps (failure) or less per set. Lower weight and higher reps will build strength but not as much size. This is why almost all professional weightlifters male & female have big round butts.
2) When doing squats, you want to get to the absolutely lowest point you can. It is from the lowest point that fully engages all of the gluteal muscles plus the quads. That may mean starting with no weight initially until you build strength in those muscles. But not going as low is just cheating and will not be as effective. -
Actually the posts are less than a year and everything is still valid so no need to retype the same thing.
I renewed my NASM Personal Trainer Cert last year. I have study materials for several other certs. NASM focuses more on understand body mechanics which is what I wanted since its not a vocation for myself.
One thing to be aware of if you are certified in Group, you can be a Group class Instructor but a gym will not hire you for Personal Training. If you have a Personal Training Cert, they normally will not hire you for Group Classes. -
I lost my Mother nine years ago this week to cancer. My Father is almost three years. Was his caregiver for several years and then did Hospice at home. It is always tough and painful but as my parents had told me at one time, our parents always want us children to carry on being the best person we can be, while continuing to live & enjoy our own lives.
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They were having a sale for the past couple of weeks on the SSA. Must have been a closeout. Noticed on the UK Platinum Stages website they do not have ANY stages available.
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What phoenix said plus political spam. That is why I constantly remove people (friends?) As FB friends.
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Ava Madison did a video on her flooring
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5wXdvQ1jFw0
She told me its allure Planck from home depot. If I can get back to poling am putting it in my garage.
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@Katytate
You or anyone else is more than welcome to disagree with me. If you read some of the articles on the website I posted, I state several times there are no experts including myself.You definitely should purchase Jenae’s book which is still for sale. Its an eBook download so you could obtain it today. Maybe it will help you.
Sorry to hear your business could not compete when a studio opened. That was your situation and I am sure there was more to it than just someone came to town. There are many studios that are still a success after larger companies have moved in. I am trying to assist those that wish to start a business in the pole industry or want to improve their existing pole business. Not just pole studios, BTW. I do not charge a cent (or pence) to access. People can read it and choose to ignore it, if they want.
Maybe you have something to contribute? Even a business failure teaches many lessons.
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@deb5600
I was in no way giving you specific legal advice nor should I. It also appeared you were asking a generic question which is what I answered.Regardless of the type of mount, it comes down more importantly to your lease (a legal document) and laws governing. For the pole, the type of mount is fairly irrelevant. It is the damage it causes and/or whether it will be considered a change according to “leasehold improvements.â€
Leaving the mounts & taking the poles is alright in your opinion. That counts no more than my opinion, which is why I won’t give specific legal advice. It becomes a legal question. Ask any Real Estate attorney for their opinion.
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Portable poles should not be mounted to the structure so would never apply. Permanent type poles are a different story. Your lease should have a section called “leasehold improvements†that may be more specific and if exists overrides the law. That is why you should include it in your lease and specify about poles.
Not every state or country describes it exactly the same but most state law it comes down to whether it can be removed without leaving damage. Some states it includes anything that is an added value to the leased space. The law applies whether you are the original lessee or are subletting. It is meant to include permanent fixtures like sinks, lights, flooring, etc. But like anything else people sometimes use the law to their advantage. Realize if you mount poles into steel ceilings, leaving holes is damage. Of course it might be worked out to pay for damage rather than leave the poles as most property owners are more interested in the property. Although metal girders need to be welded which can get expensive. As to the question about taking the poles and leaving the mounts, that would be like leaving the faucet which is attached and taking the sink.
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Find the head maintenance person and ask. They will know how to find a correct stud and mounting. If they need to look in your apartment and you don’t want them to know its for a pole, tell them you want to hang a very heavy planter. That’s what the ceiling mount is supposed to look like.
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Probably because if you do a search for: crash mats
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Yes 0LlVlA, people often take criticism of a business, personal. But part of being a business person is separating the two.
Most people unfortunately jump into a business without knowing what they are getting into. It often sounds so easy to start but am sure you know even if the business is part-time, it can be a full-time job.
I am not trying to discourage people from starting a pole related business. On the contrary, I hope to help them. I welcome comments. -
Have talked & helped some pole studios and other pole businesses, especially this year. Thought about a book but the industry is changing fairly quickly, so a book can in part go out of date quickly. Wanted to also reach the widest audience and various types of pole businesses. So setup a website. Can be found at:
http://PoleBiz.com
It still has a way to go. Adding when I can, have the energy (health issues) & in the mood. All the information is Free and I never plan on charging to view articles. Hoping to develop the Pole industry as a whole which, should help with acceptance by the general public. The articles will also get updated when the need arises so check the dates.
Probably a lot of spelling mistakes & grammar. I welcome all comments, criticisms & suggestions. If anyone has anything they would like to see or can provide would love to hear from you as well.
polebiz.com
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I think it should be said that there are some good, safe instructional videos out there. The problem is, how do you tell the safe ones from the dangerous ones? And there definitely is more dangerous ones or poor ones than good ones. That is why I am on here.
There is a YouTube video from a year ago, still on there. She was making an instructional pole lesson. The girl fell and injured herself. At the end you see her with a cast stating she was not doing it right. There’s an understatement for you!
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Pole Dancing is one of the best overall fitness regimens. One of the reasons I like it being a crazy fitness nut as well as just plain crazy. It can work both sides of the exercise world and often at the same time.
If you go on a walking, bicycle, Zumba or jumping jacks you are doing Aerobic exercise. That is the cardiovascular side. It requires oxygen from your lungs and pumped through your heart. The floor movements, dancing & general pole movement are aerobic. Your lungs or heart reach their limit way before any muscles do but doing aerobic exercise will increase cardio ability so you can dance longer.
If you are doing resistance exercise (lifting weights, push-ups, exercise bands) usually short periods past normal limits then it is anaerobic. It does not use large amounts of oxygen but the glucose in our bodies. The muscles are capable of only so much work at a time for a given resistance.
You might say do thirty bicep curl reps with a 5 pound weight but only do two with a 15 pound weight. Both to failure = Can’t do anymore without injury. It is the failure that is important, because the more you use a muscle past its normal use is when you get the largest anaerobic benefit from the exercise. It is the muscle failure only and the heart & lungs should never be close to being exhausted. That is why when you hear about doing say a set of 25 reps of an exercise, it should be that for a given resistance/weight the 25 reps is your approximate failure. If you do 25 reps but can do many more reps than it is really an aerobic exercise. When you get to around the failure point you will start to feel a sort of burn in the muscle. That is a bi-product of lactic acid which is how your muscles get the energy. Nothing bad. Anaerobic exercise builds strength and lean muscle (Fast Twitch muscle fibers). It also can build muscular endurance (slow twitch). Everyone has both fast & slow twitch muscle fibers just not in the same percentage. Any kind of body weight resistance on a pole is an example of anaerobic and at some point you are using some muscles that weight lifters at the gym do not.
There are some exercises that sort of combine aerobic & anaerobic. Pole dancing is one of those! A Les Mills Body Pump class is another. Running short sprints, kayaking/canoeing. Even then, often there are various points where the failure point is reached first by one side or the other but you are exercising both. Pole Dancing switches between them especially in a long routine.What Phoenix Hunter was experiencing is anaerobic. And obviously she is using the muscles to the failure point. That will work fantastic for her to increase the strength in those muscles.
Everyone has their own strengths, weaknesses & limits. Also in pole dancing, some people are exerting themselves more in their cardiovascular system. Some who are doing more moves that require supporting their body weight are putting the load on their muscle strength. There is an interview on youtube with a pole competitor where she said she created her routine switching between her legs & arms to give each muscle a chance to recover. Like anything else it is not one size fits all. When not doing pole it might be more beneficial for some to do aerobic exercise so they do not tire as quick. For others it might be doing resistance exercise (anaerobic) that will help their pole dancing the most. For a few people on here or in competitions, I am immensely jealous as they seem to have virtually no limits.@I polekat I: Planks are an anaerobic. It is the core & back muscles that fail first. You are right that the shaking is good as you are using the muscles to failure. No Cheating! Planks and other exercise where there is no movement are isometric exercises. Isotonic are where there is movement like in pushups, squats, etc. and the muscle goes through contraction. A squat hold (for several seconds) is an isometric. So a complete of squatting down (Isotonic); holding squatted position for 15 seconds (isometric), and squatting back up (isotonic) goes through both. When I took physical therapist classes, they taught there are some situations especially recovery after surgery where isometric exercises are much, much better. Especially as most do not put undo stress on the joints.
Hope someone finds this useful….
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The shakiness you describe is usually not an issue. Its the weaker muscles reaching their limit during a movement. They will get stronger from this use. Actually it means you are probably using your muscles correctly. You could also do some exercises (probably forearms) on non-pole days.
Think of bicep curls. Very common. You see people throwing their back into it because the biceps are not strong enough for the weight used. They get the weight up because of larger, stronger back muscles. That is wrong as they do not fully use the biceps and get slower gain. Those people do not get shaky in the biceps.
You don’t want to overwork the muscles as you are using them to the current limit but that is the point of strength building. They will get significantly better for you.
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Yes Juicy you are crazy! Aren’t we all?
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In the UK checkout B & Q or Homebase. They are basically the same as Home Depot or Lowes here in the states.
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I have a Lil Mynx pole (StudioVeena) and its great. Can’t get any easier to switch between static & spinning. But sylvia27 asked for one that can be in pieces for shipping and for 11 feet high. Its limited to 10 foot and is a single piece.
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For normal credit card processing through a bank: To issue a refund, it must be done through the same credit card. If they do not have a record of your credit card or ability to electronically retrieve the sale they will in fact need your credit card number. The credit needs to go from their bank through the credit card system (Visa, Mastercard, Discover, etc.) to your bank that issued your credit card. Yes they can issue a refund even though you had the credit card cancelled.
The agreement I used to have with my bank (Wachovia/Wells Fargo) for CC processing required all sales & Credits/refunds done through them. Any violation of that and they would drop me.
Having said that, I think they should have responded immediately. Further, after a large event like Pole Expo they should have been checking messages constantly every day for all issues. It also worries me that they asked for photos of your receipt and credit card info. They should have copies of all sales & receipts and only needed a receipt number or day & time. The credit card number they should have asked for verbally. Some small businesses do not know how to properly handle customer service and this appears to be an example of that. Hope it gets worked out to your satisfaction in the end.
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Maybe this will help:
https://www.studioveena.com/forums/view/Polers_who_Instagram__20130909095105
